Monday, 13 April 2009

food for thought

this tiny, mostly cramped and crowded veggie
establishment has reputation on the veggie food landscape that is larger than
the space it occupies. it offers an ever-changing daily menu, a host of salads,
thickly sliced bread and scones. here is a sample from a number of visits.
recently a black bean gumbo with corn bread – a bowlful of blackbeans cooked
with tomatoes and a medley of veggies, some cheese and served topped with
squares of corn bread.

on another occasion there was lentil stew. brown
lentils cooked with slightly bruised tomatoes and carrot rounds and mildly
seasoned. on the side was a salad of shredded beets and rocket and a pasta
tossed with some cherry tomatoes.

yet another time there as a zuchinni frittata
accompanied with salad and some oregano bread. when i go with h we always have
the scrunch. fresh fruit, usually banana’s and berries perched on a layer of
cream and a base of lightly baked oatmeal crunch.

the drinking water always tastes of oranges and
lemons and mint. be warned that this is a place where sharing tables with
strangers is the norm – and try not to linger too long. you don’t have to look
far to see the line of hopeful veggies, vegans and non-veggies waiting to
eat.